Ed Massey Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Hi everyone, Recently purchased an Aaton XTR and just shot my first project with it, and found there is a single scratch which appears to be blue, and it stretches across the right hand side of the frame, from top to bottom. It is fairly consistent across the both rolls but is much more visible in brighter exposures than darker. Anyone have any idea what this might be? Many thanks! Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 (edited) As it's on both rolls it's most likely to have been caused by the camera, unless you used the same mag for both, in which case it could be that. Can you see it on the neg? It's away from the perf so that's the side of the film path to check. It would only be fixable at great expense so you'll have to crop it out. Edited September 27, 2022 by Mark Dunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Dom Jaeger Posted September 27, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted September 27, 2022 Do a scratch test with 5 ft of fresh stock, before removing the film mark it with a sharpie where it enters and exits the mag, then examine the film. If you find a scratch, note where it begins relative to your marks, so you can identify where in the film path you have a problem. Test each mag. Scratch testing before a job was standard procedure in rental houses during the film days, along with shooting a steady test. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted September 28, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted September 28, 2022 Can you send us video of the scratch in motion? Can you send me a picture of your gate? Also, does the scratch change between rolls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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